Ok, so I hate shopping. Unless it’s for 1 of 3 things:
1. Books
2. Groceries
3. Home goods ooooooooh zetus lapetus do I LOVE shopping for home goods. To the point that I need someone to hold me back so I don’t come twirling out of the store like I can no longer afford cheese, but darling the platter I just bought….
Or
I spent all my money on throw pillows and can no longer pay my rent! But feel how soft..
Or
Suuuuuure I’m technically homeless now but those bookcases, darling….
I need someone to sharply smack my hand and say, “no, idea, bad! Bad girl!”
So knowing myself as I do I asked the woman I’m staying with to go with me to buy the essentials. I said I have a 200 budget.
She has never been broke or poor in her life, I bet. We dropped 48 in dollar tree (where everything’s a dollar) and then we twirled into target. After close to 3 hours (And let me remind you I’ve taken the last 2 days off work for being sick) we head to the cashiers line. 233 dollars.
For those without there calculators in hand lets do some basic calculations.
200 budget. Minus 48 spent. 152 left. I spent 233. Almost a cool hundy over. Oh my friends, not even the point of the tale. On Monday i was sent home from work for vomitting (not as fun a tale to tell as when I almost vommitted on the children). I immediately went to bed. Tuesday morning I wandered downstairs. The woman I’m staying with has Tuesdays off and there on the counter was the fruit of her mornings labor.
“Oh,” says she, “here are some curtains I picked up. 20 each. I only got one of each because I wasn’t sure if you’d like them! OH, also, I picked up a 40 dollar microwave!”
Who remembers how much over budget I was?
A cool 20 bucks away from an even 100.
I don’t think she’s ever had to adhere to a budget. Ever.
Oh no, I wish you were here. I’m so good at clearance and bargain shopping. Like it’s my thing. $20 for curtains is too much. What else do you need? I will magic them for you.
Oh, and one cannot have too many throw pillows in my opinion.
NO ONE TAKES MY SUBSCRIPTIONS!!!! ugh what a monster.
But this isn’t great either! I want that microwave! And all that stuff we spent nearly 3 hours picking out.
Aren’t you in Cinti? I used to live there. Now I live where there’s a Daiso, where you could have gotten everything on your list (including the curtains) for about $98.50.
I am in Cincy. Cinci? Eh. I kept saying I wanted to check out Burlingtons clearance aisles. I bought a 16 piece dish set for 10 dollars but she was blessed out in Target and didn’t hear me.
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isa: I'm not a serial killer I'm just really passionate about things
September 17, 2019 at 4:19 PM
Ok, so I hate shopping. Unless it’s for 1 of 3 things:
1. Books
2. Groceries
3. Home goods ooooooooh zetus lapetus do I LOVE shopping for home goods. To the point that I need someone to hold me back so I don’t come twirling out of the store like
I can no longer afford cheese, but darling the platter I just bought….
Or
I spent all my money on throw pillows and can no longer pay my rent! But feel how soft..
Or
Suuuuuure I’m technically homeless now but those bookcases, darling….
I need someone to sharply smack my hand and say, “no, idea, bad! Bad girl!”
So knowing myself as I do I asked the woman I’m staying with to go with me to buy the essentials. I said I have a 200 budget.
She has never been broke or poor in her life, I bet. We dropped 48 in dollar tree (where everything’s a dollar) and then we twirled into target. After close to 3 hours (And let me remind you I’ve taken the last 2 days off work for being sick) we head to the cashiers line. 233 dollars.
For those without there calculators in hand lets do some basic calculations.
200 budget. Minus 48 spent. 152 left. I spent 233. Almost a cool hundy over. Oh my friends, not even the point of the tale. On Monday i was sent home from work for vomitting (not as fun a tale to tell as when I almost vommitted on the children). I immediately went to bed. Tuesday morning I wandered downstairs. The woman I’m staying with has Tuesdays off and there on the counter was the fruit of her mornings labor.
“Oh,” says she, “here are some curtains I picked up. 20 each. I only got one of each because I wasn’t sure if you’d like them! OH, also, I picked up a 40 dollar microwave!”
Who remembers how much over budget I was?
A cool 20 bucks away from an even 100.
I don’t think she’s ever had to adhere to a budget. Ever.
egads aka Dame Maggie
September 17, 2019 at 4:40 PM
Oh no, I wish you were here. I’m so good at clearance and bargain shopping. Like it’s my thing. $20 for curtains is too much. What else do you need? I will magic them for you.
Oh, and one cannot have too many throw pillows in my opinion.
Ally
September 17, 2019 at 6:51 PM
My husband just had a fight with himself about throw pillows. It’s never a fight with me because I never engage. 😉
egads aka Dame Maggie
September 17, 2019 at 6:57 PM
Who won?
Ally
September 17, 2019 at 7:56 PM
The throw pillows, of course.
Ally
September 17, 2019 at 8:01 PM
What a change from your kidnapper who wanted you on a budget and dared you to quit all your subscriptions!
isa: I'm not a serial killer I'm just really passionate about things
September 18, 2019 at 4:57 AM
NO ONE TAKES MY SUBSCRIPTIONS!!!! ugh what a monster.
But this isn’t great either! I want that microwave! And all that stuff we spent nearly 3 hours picking out.
blnmom
September 17, 2019 at 9:53 PM
Aren’t you in Cinti? I used to live there. Now I live where there’s a Daiso, where you could have gotten everything on your list (including the curtains) for about $98.50.
isa: I'm not a serial killer I'm just really passionate about things
September 18, 2019 at 4:55 AM
I am in Cincy. Cinci? Eh. I kept saying I wanted to check out Burlingtons clearance aisles. I bought a 16 piece dish set for 10 dollars but she was blessed out in Target and didn’t hear me.